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1998 Hurricane Mitch Flood Flow: Its Relationship to Channel Morphology on the Riffle-Pool Reach of Rio Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Northeastern Honduras: A Pristine Central American Rainforest Watershed
2000 Geological Society of American Annual Meeting (2000)
  • James P. McNamara, Boise State University
  • Spencer H. Wood, Boise State University
  • Dean M. Childs
Abstract
PURPOSE OF STUDY To document the peak stages of flood flow of Hurricane Mitch in a tropical rain forest river, and their relation to channel morphology. These flood stages were the highest of the century on this river according to indigenous people living along the river bank.
Publication Date
November 13, 2000
Comments
© James P. McNamara, Spencer H. Wood, and Dean M. Childs
Citation Information
James P. McNamara, Spencer H. Wood and Dean M. Childs. "1998 Hurricane Mitch Flood Flow: Its Relationship to Channel Morphology on the Riffle-Pool Reach of Rio Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Northeastern Honduras: A Pristine Central American Rainforest Watershed" 2000 Geological Society of American Annual Meeting (2000)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/spencer_wood/19/